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Redskins-Texans coaching ties will help both teams

In fact, the offensive schemes are basically the same. Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan taught the offense to Texans Coach Gary Kubiak, who then taught it to his former offensive coordinator, Redskins play-caller Kyle Shanahan.

"Kyle was there as offensive coordinator, so he knows the personnel," outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said. "He knows the guys that are there right now. He knows what they like to do, like to call.

"So I'm pretty sure our guys, [defensive coordinator Jim] Haslett and everybody [are] just picking his brain. We're going to definitely have some type of advantage, as far as knowing what they like to do. And they're going to know what we like to do, so it's kind of going to be the same."

Redskins backup quarterback Rex Grossman was Houston's primary backup last season. Having players and coaches who worked in an offense really helps the defense, several defensive players said.

"Most definitely," strong safety LaRon Landry said. "Just like when we played Baltimore [in the preseason] and [backup quarterback John] Beck was here and he let us know what to expect. The same deal. It's just more guidelines and more keys that they can give us to read."

If McNabb ever touches a Super Bowl ring here in DC, everything below Market St in Philly is at risk for a bonfire.

Posted by: alex35332 | September 15, 2010 12:14 PM | Report abuse

I'm afraid it'll be worse than that my friend. 5 championship games and 1 superbowl in 11 years and can't get it done, then comes to Washington and wins. 1 minute after we win the Super Bowl all the Philly fans in the world will pull the trigger at the same time, being the new famous 'shot heard round the world', Jack Kavorkian will smile with glee.

They were here, only 1 of them was humbled, the others were making excuses. The quote of the day was one of them said something to the effect of, "a renegade referee taking the game into his own hands". Priceless lol

if rex sees the field, this worries me... i'm sure his former teammates know all his tells and faults and could probably pick him apart. but as long as DM5 stays out there, i think the advantage of kyle shanahan's familiarity with the texans' personnel easily outweighs any insight that the holdover houston coaches might have about him. why? because he is much better and smarter than all of them. including kubiak. those tools won't be able to predict kyle's next move... but he'll be able to anticipate theirs.

Redskins tight end Chris Cooley is thrilled to have Donovan McNabb as his quarterback. And Cooley would like the Eagles to know he thinks they're idiots for trading McNabb to a division rival.

"This is one of the top 10 biggest bonehead trades in the history of the NFL," Cooley said on ESPN's Homecoming with Rick Reilly, per the Philadelphia Daily News.

The show was taped before Cooley and McNabb had played together, but if anything the trade looks like more of a bonehead move for the Eagles after Week One, with Washington 1-0 and Philadelphia 0-1 and already dealing with a quarterback controversy.

McNabb said on the show that he wouldn't have been satisfied if the Eagles had asked him to stick around as the No. 2 quarterback and made Kolb the starter.

"No," McNabb said. "I'm not a backup."

That "bonehead" trade ensures that McNabb is not a backup. But Kolb might become a backup soon.

I hope that's not 'bulletin board' material the eagles use when we go to their house Oct. 3rd, someone should put some extra peanut butter on Cooley's ham sandwich so he'll shut the hell up!
Other than that, Captain Chaos is cool, wife's hot too!

I hope that's not 'bulletin board' material the eagles use when we go to their house Oct. 3rd, someone should put some extra peanut butter on Cooley's ham sandwich so he'll shut the hell up!
Other than that, Captain Chaos is cool, wife's hot too!

Posted by: monk811 | September 15, 2010 1:14 PM

Not sure if ripping the front office is bulletin board material...but I guess we'll find out!

I hope that's not 'bulletin board' material the eagles use when we go to their house Oct. 3rd, someone should put some extra peanut butter on Cooley's ham sandwich so he'll shut the hell up!
Other than that, Captain Chaos is cool, wife's hot too!

Posted by: monk811 | September 15, 2010 1:14 PM

Not sure if ripping the front office is bulletin board material...but I guess we'll find out!

Posted by: PlayAction | September 15, 2010 1:25 PM | Report abuse

I hope they take it as just ripping the front office, but the headline said "Chris Cooley rips "bonehead" Eagles", not bonehead Eagles' front office. Their too dumb to tell the difference I guess.

I just scooped up Vick and might start him and bench Brady this week. The dumbazz I am playing this week had Kolb and cut him, picking up Garrard. What an idiot. I might even snatch up Kolb so I have both Iggles QB's for week 5 when Brady is on a bye.

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